June 6, 2017

West Virginia Case Could Empower Us, The People, To Define ‘Position of Trust’

July 6, 2014 Summary:  A recent child sexual abuse case in West Virginia may have larger implications; a jury – not a judge – can define ‘position of trust’ in child sexual abuse cases.  This legal precedent could serve to empower future juries in holding more abusers accountable. Few people reading this would question...
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7/31/14 – Today’s Round-up of Child Sex Abuse in the News

NATIONAL CONCORD, CA - East Bay Teacher Takes Stand at Molestation Trial Joseph Martin, a Concord Elementary School fifth and sixth grade teacher accused of molesting 14 former students, took the stand in his trial yesterday. He faces 150 counts of sexual abuse of students at Woodside Elementary School. Cameras were not allowed in...
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7/29/14 – Today’s Round-up of Child Sex Abuse in the News

NATIONAL NATCHEZ, MS – First Grade Teacher Arrested on Sex Charge Stephanie Adams, 39, a first-grade teacher at Adams County Christian School, was arrested Monday and charged with one count of gratification of lust with a minor. Police said a parent contacted them after discovering several inappropriate text messages on her daughter’s iPhone.  An...
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7/25/14 – Today’s Round-up of Child Sex Abuse in the News

NATIONAL Harrisburg, PA - Teacher Sentenced to 9 Years in Child Pornography Case Jeffrey Schmutzler, 43, of Fayetteville, PA, a former high school teacher, was sentenced Thursday to 9 years in federal prison and fined $15,100 in a child pornography case.  According to news reports, he not only imported child porn from the internet, but...
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June 16, 2014

Think You Can Spot a Molester Out of a Crowd? Here Are Four Reasons Why We Disagree

Summary:  A Placentia HS teacher was recently arrested on suspicion of having a sexual relationship with her former female student.  Earlier this week, Rebecca Diebolt was arrested on suspicion she had begun a sexual relationship in 2004 with her-then 15-year-old student and maintained the relationship with the girl until after she enrolled in college. ...
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June 5, 2014

IN DEFENSE OF THE INNOCENT, THE ONLY SIN IS TO BE A COWARD – HOW A CHURCH CAN FALL LIKE A HOUSE OF CARDS.

May 21, 2014 Summary:  The Maryland-based Covenant Life Church is embroiled in a child sexual abuse and cover-up scandal – a scandal that has forced senior leadership within the organization to resign; that’s the only good news in this scandal.  Yet, this scandal is a teachable moment for all of us to exhibit more...
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June 5, 2014

LAUSD SPOON-FED THE LEGAL SYSTEM A BUNCH OF B.S., LACED WITH OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

  Summary: The Los Angeles United School District (LAUSD) recently admitted that key evidence in child abuse documentation at Miramonte Elementary School was destroyed.  The destroyed documents were proof the school knew of convicted predator Mark Berndt’s abusive activities as they were happening, in an effort to obstruct justice for the child victims.  The...
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June 2, 2014

“HERE, TRY THIS BROWNIE,” SAID THE (accused) SERIAL MOLESTER.

Summary:  Jeffrey Barton, the former Head of Schools at the Army/Navy Academy in Carlsbad arrested for child molestation, has now been brought up on additional charges of molestation from the boarding school.  In other news, the D.A.’s announcement comes right before her re-election bid in next week’s primary election. For those unaware of the...
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Sex Abuse in the News – Nationwide

   
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May 8, 2014

NATIONAL NURSES WEEK: A MESSAGE FROM THE STAFF

May 8, 2014 Summary: In celebration of National Nurses Week, we would like to recognize all nurses for the pivotal role they play in our society; especially those special nurses who care for victims of sexual assault.  For brief historical context, National Nurses Week started as a concept developed in 1953 to establish a...
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